The First Sunday in Advent.

This starts at the evening meal on the Saturday before the first Sunday in Advent with the blessing of the wreath. (One person is designated to say the prayers, following which various members of the family light the candles. ) The following prayer can be used.Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord.All: Who made heaven and earth.Leader: O God, by whose Word all things are sanctified, pour forth Your blessing upon this wreath and grant that we who use it may prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and may receive from You abundant graces. We ask this through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.

The wreath would then be sprinkled with water

We didn’t do this last night – I had to pop out to Coles after Mass, to get a new wreath to add bits to, as last year’s wreath had died. But we will do the blessing tonight…as always, we follow the liturgical year with our own twist!